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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: Virtual shelves of online grocers such as Amazon, Flipkart and Swiggy may soon see the debut of an unlikely item: Subsidized dal from the Government of India. The ministry of consumer affairs is expected to mandate e-commerce companies to offer cheaper pulses under the Bharat Dal scheme on their platforms, two people aware of the matter said.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Every Friday, Plain Facts publishes a compilation of data-based insights, with easy-to-read charts, to help you delve deeper into the stories reported by Mint in the week gone by. India's trade deficit widened to a record high in November, while loss-making general insurers are set to get a capital boost in the upcoming Union budget.

Investment bankers are urging Toronto-listed companies to buy a business or raise some money as deal volumes in Canada have fallen to their lowest levels in 23 years.

U.S. stocks are stabilizing following one of their worst days of the year

Alex Garland returns with Warfare, his upcoming film set during the U.S. invasion of Iraq. The story, centered on Navy SEALs, portrays the harsh realities of warfare through the experiences of soldiers on the ground.

‘Kudlow’ panelists Steve Forbes, David Bahnsen and Jackie DeAngelis unpack the state of the U.S. economy heading into the new year.

The U.K.’s central bank warned Thursday of “heightened uncertainty” as it kept interest rates on hold after inflation moved further above target, even at a time when the British economy is flatlining at best.

capital expenditure and to invest in overseas subsidiaries, and Rs 325 crore through an offer for sale by promoters and an investor. The promoter group's stake will fall to 51.4% after the IPO from 60.9%. The company has international operations and operates in a high potential sector. However, it needs to show consistency in financial performance. Risk averse investors therefore need to wait for a sustainable trend in financials before making an investment decision.

stocks and bonds. The rupee hit a low of 85.085 per dollar, before closing at 85.07 per dollar, as against its previous close of 84.952/$1, LSEG data showed The rupee has depreciated to record lows for the fourth consecutive day, even as the Reserve Bank of India intervened in the onshore and offshore markets to prevent excess volatility, traders said. The rupee hit 85.15/$1 in the offshore non-deliverable forwards market, and will act as an immediate support, traders said.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. During one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year, Nike was the only brand to have a 30% discount on most of its footwear at Macy’s famous Herald Square location in New York City. Nike is in a race for cash.

LONDON — The U.K.'s central bank has kept interest rates on hold as inflation moves further above its target rate, even though the British economy is flatlining at best.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Glenn Maxwell’s book The Showman, with Adam Collins, is meant to read like a story told in a pub. That’s how the Australian cricketer would like this book to be considered.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. When businessman Mukesh Garg’s two insurance claims were rejected, he represented himself before the insurance ombudsman, a statutory body that helps in out-of-court settlement of insurance cases, but sought help from a third party for the required paperwork. This, however, was a mistake.

IPO). The IPO comprises a fresh issue of 1.04 crore equity shares, and an offer for sale (OFS) of 56.38 lakh shares by promoters, the DRHP filing showed.

Faced with the rapid proliferation of digital technologies and an ever-increasing millennial/Gen Z customer base, major banks across the US and Europe reduced their physical branch network over the last decade. While the underlying thought process did influence strategic thinking globally, Indian banks bucked the trend. Instead, they focused on branch expansion, resulting in one of the best growth periods for the Indian banking industry as a whole. 

Hiring in November grew 10% from a year earlier and 3% from the previous month. The momentum, according to Foundit, will continue into next year. Emerging technologies and evolving business priorities will shape India’s job market in 2025. Innovations such as edge computing, quantum applications and cybersecurity advancements are set to transform industries like manufacturing, healthcare and IT, while the rise of retail media networks and AI-driven workforce analytics will reshape talent needs in ecommerce, HR and digital services. Organisations will look for professionals skilled in digital marketing, ad management and HR analytics, its survey has found.

Conduct market research for each target region A successful export business starts with in-depth market research. Each country’s consumer behaviour, regulatory framework, and competition landscape are unique. Conducting thorough surveys provides actionable insights into local demand, price preferences, and competition. This understanding helps businesses tailor their products and align them with regional requirements. When we were expanding to Bangladesh, overcoming high duties involved detailed buyer-competitor analysis.

Hemang Jani, Independent Market Expert, says Zomato is now part of the Nifty and typically, when you see some flows either ETF related or otherwise in one of the global indices, that creates its own impact on the stock. So, definitely from a fundamental standpoint, given the 30-35% discount at which Swiggy is trading at, that would be a preferred bet. Jani says as a short-term tactical play, he likes Zomato, Swiggy, and some of the other platform companies. Yesterday when the markets were closing, we did not anticipate this bolt out of the blue coming in from the Federal Reserve, the fact that the dot plot is indicating only two rate cuts next year. Hemang Jani: After going through weakness in the last two days, this was clearly not expected. And the way the entire event panned out wherein the rate cut guidance has been only muted and only two rate cuts is what the Fed is looking at and maybe probably because of the way the US markets also had gone up in the last, let us say, about six months or so, so typically, the market tends to create a hype around certain events. When you do not see something coming out as per expectation, there is a huge swing in volatility and which is what we are seeing over there. From our perspective, maybe you could see a bit of a negative start. But our market is actually segregated into two halves.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The government of El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele agreed to scale back his ambitious plan to adopt bitcoin as a national currency in exchange for a much-needed $1.4 billion loan by the International Monetary Fund.

Marico Ltd. rose 0.52 per cent to Rs 638.25 in Thursday's trade. It hit an intraday high of Rs 640.00 and low of Rs 629.90, respectively, during the day. The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 719.80 and low of Rs 486.75.